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How Smart Fleet Technology Is Transforming Police Operations

Police agencies are leveraging fleet data to reduce collisions, improve officer safety, control maintenance costs, and strengthen public accountability. This ebook explores how modern telematics and fleet management technology are helping departments operate more efficiently while maximizing taxpayer resources.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 6, 2012

Calif. Sheriff's Drone Nixed After Privacy Uproar

Outcry from privacy advocates prompted county supervisors to postpone or possibly scrap plans to purchase a surveillance drone for the Alameda County (Calif.) Sheriff's Office.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2012

Baltimore Man Live-Streams Standoff with Officers

As heavily armed Baltimore Police tactical officers massed outside his North Baltimore home Saturday night, Frank James MacArthur streamed his hours-long telephone conversation with police negotiator Lt. Jason Yerg live over the Internet.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 3, 2012

Homeless Man Helped by NYPD Cop Shoeless Again

Jeffrey Hillman said he appreciated the officer's kindness, and asked what he would get from all the attention. "This went around the world, and I want a piece of the pie," he told the New York Times.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 3, 2012

NYC Celebrates Crime-Free Day

The city's crime-free Nov. 26 marked a steep fall in violent crime from the early 1990s in a city expected to record 400 murders this year.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 29, 2012

Photo of Kind NYPD Cop Goes Viral

A New York City police officer who gave a homeless man shoes on a frosty November night was surprised by the attention he got when a tourist's photo went viral.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 27, 2012

Federal Civil Rights Probe Targets Albuquerque PD

The Department of Justice launched a civil rights probe of the Albuquerque (N.M.) Police Department Tuesday focusing on officers' use of force.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 26, 2012

Ohio Agency Tracks Dishonest Cops

The chief of the Columbus (Ohio) Division of Police has created a list to track untruthful officers to better track conduct that usually gets cops fired.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2012

DEA: Meth Lab Incidents Rose 39% In Four Years

Meth remains a growth industry with heavy demand across the country that has required increasing law enforcement resources to handle. The increasing popularity of meth's cheap, euphoric high appears to be replacing more pricey street drugs such as cocaine and heroin.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 19, 2012

FBI: 72 Officers Feloniously Killed In 2011

Seventy-two officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2011, compared with 56 from the year before, the FBI announced today.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterNovember 16, 2012

LAPD's Patrol Car of the Future

The Los Angeles Police Department and Chrysler developed a concept of the "patrol car of the future" that was displayed at the 2012 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference. The Dodge Charger features an integrated dashboard screen, solar-powered lightbar, USB ports, and a vehicle wrap. Read the full story, "LAPD's Next-Generation Dodge Charger." Photos by Paul Clinton.

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